Tag: “Economy”

Job growth was stronger than expected to start 2026, providing some relief to concerns about the state of the U.S. labor market.

New analysis of U.S. Census data shows that states across the U.S. where key midterm elections will take place this year paid over $134 billion in tariffs in the period since President Donald Trump began implementing widespread trade duties in March 2025 through last November.

China’s consumer inflation rose less than expected in January while the deflation in producer prices persisted, in a sign of continued deflationary pressure in the absence of stronger stimulus.

Κατά 2,3% ενισχύθηκε για το 2025 και σε ετήσια βάση η βιομηχανική παραγωγή στην Ελλάδα, σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία που ανακοίνωσε την Τρίτη η ΕΛΣΤΑΤ, ενώ τον Δεκέμβριο παρουσιάστηκε άνοδος 3,9%.

Consumer activity slowed sharply for the December holiday shopping season amid a spate of rough weather, tariff impact and persistently higher inflation, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Την πεποίθηση του ότι έχουν ληφθεί όλες οι πρόνοιες προκειμένου να μη θιγεί η χρηματοπιστωτική σταθερότητα από την απόφαση του Αρείου Πάγου για τα δάνεια στο Νόμο Κατσέλη, εξέφρασε ο διοικητής της ΤτΕ.

It would be “impossible” to move 40% of Taiwan’s semiconductor capacity to the U.S., the island’s top tariff negotiator said, pushing back against recent comments by American officials who called for a major production shift.

Chinese regulators have advised financial institutions to rein in their holdings of US Treasuries, citing concerns over concentration risks and market volatility, according to people familiar with the matter.

Japanese stocks jumped to record levels after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide win in a snap general election as investors bet on her vision of a “strong and prosperous” nation.

Keir Starmer’s communications chief, Tim Allan, resigned on Monday, saying he was making way for a new team to be built to support the British leader who is under fire over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.

EU competition regulators have threatened to stop Meta Platforms from blocking artificial intelligence rivals from its WhatsApp messaging service while it investigates suspected abuse of a dominant position by the U.S. tech giant.

Κατά 5,9% μειώθηκε το εμπορικό έλλειμμα της Ελλάδας για το σύνολο του 2025, ανερχόμενο στα 33,51 δισ. ευρώ έναντι 35,59 δισ. το 2024, σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία που δημοσίευσε την Παρασκευή η ΕΛΣΤΑΤ.

Η πολιτική σταθερότητα είναι βασική για να συνεχίσει η ελληνική οικονομία τη θετική πορεία που έχει, ανέφερε την Κυριακή ο διοικητής της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδας, μιλώντας στην ΕΡΤ.

Economic data released by Germany’s statistical office on Friday showed a plunge in exports to the United States in 2025, as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs upend trade with Europe’s largest economy and top exporter.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz headed to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to kick off a Gulf tour as the biggest EU economy seeks to diversify its key trade and energy partnerships.

Με βάση τη μηνιαία δόση και όχι με βάση το σύνολο του ποσού θα υπολογίζονται οι τόκοι στα δάνεια όσων έχουν υπαχθεί στον νομό Κατσέλη, αποφάσισε η ολομέλεια του Αρείου Πάγου, η οποία τάχτηκε υπέρ των δανειοληπτών.

Applications for US unemployment benefits rose by more than forecast last week, when severe winter weather curtailed business activity.

German factory orders unexpectedly posted their biggest rise in two years in December, official data showed Thursday, fuelling hopes that a turnaround is taking hold in Europe’s struggling top economy.

Discounts on Russian oil exports to China widened to new records this week as sellers cut prices to lure demand from the world’s top crude importer and offset the likely loss of India sales, traders said.

The European Central Bank has held its benchmark interest rate at 2 per cent for the fifth meeting in a row after recent growth in the Eurozone economy proved stronger than expected.